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Meaning of 'outrage' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Outrage [ n.]
- Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury.
- Excess; luxury.
- To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse.
- Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon (a female).
2 . Outrage [ v. t.]
- To rage in excess of.
- To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.

Meaning of 'outrage' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . outrage [ v]
Meaning (1):
- violate the sacred character of a place or language
Example in sentence:
  • desecrate a cemetery;
  • profane the name of God;
  • violate the sanctity of the church
Meaning (2):
- strike with disgust or revulsion
Example in sentence:
  • The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
Meaning (3):
- force (someone) to have sex against their will
Example in sentence:
  • The woman was raped on her way home at night

Nearby Words:

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